Garcia downs Sabalenka to seal WTA Finals win

France’s Caroline Garcia poses with the WTA Finals Trophy. Pic/Getty Images

France's Caroline Garcia scored the biggest victory of her career with a straight-sets defeat of Aryna Sabalenka to win the season-ending WTA Finals on Monday.

Garcia relied on a superb service game to overpower her Belarusian opponent 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 at Fort Worth, Texas. The 29-year-old from Lyon is only the second French player to win the WTA title after Amelie Mauresmo in 2005.

"It's definitely a lot of giant happiness," Garcia said after a win that will see her pocket USD1.57 million in prize money and 1,375 rankings points. "A crazy final, a lot of intensity on every point. Just really proud of the work we did throughout the year. It was a great match - I really went for it. I'm really happy to win my biggest title," said Garcia, who was pleased with how she handled the pressure at key moments to set up her win.

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